time. A lip covers the ends of these slid-
ing dovetail stringers. The top is attached
to the cabinet by screwing into the string-
ers.
Most of my customers prefer a soft
rounded edge like is shown here which I
like to cut with a Festool 491-015 round-
over bearing guided router bit. To finish
sand that curved edge I use a 491-197
pad on the LS 130. While the round-over
bit has a 9.5mm radius and the pad is a
10mm radius, the results are very good
indeed.
As we discussed earlier, a really nice fea-
ture is the ability to make your own cus-
tom profile using the 490 780 kit. With it,
you are limited only by the overall size of
the pad (80 x 195mm). If the edge profile
is bigger than that, you can use two or
more kits to make custom profiles for dif-
ferent parts of the edge profile. I
can’t tell you how much hand sand-
ing time this gem saves.
In general, random orbit sanders
will likely be the ones you use the
most often in the most different ap-
plications with the exception of the
RS 2 which will see use daily if you
build furniture which has large flat
surfaces.
If furniture making is what you do and you
can bring yourself to invest in three Fes-
tool sanders, the combination of the RO
150 Rotex, ETS 150/3, and RS 2 shown
below is really hard to beat. The RO 150
(previous version pictured foreground left)
will do the fast stock removal and shaping
operations as well as the sanding up to
the middle grit range. Then switch to the
ETS (rear) for the finer grits and the RS
(right) for the flat panels and your work
will take on a whole new smoothness. If
polishing and buffing fits the look you are
after, put felt pads or a sheepskin pad on
the RO 150 and let rubbing compounds
and waxes work their magic. You will be
floored by the mirror-like surface you can
create. Then, when your needs, inter-
ests, and pocket book allow, add one or
more of the spe-
cialty sanders
shown here.
If you are like
me, before long
all the great Fes-
tool sanders will
be in use in your
shop or studio
on a daily basis.
Enjoy!
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